# Are Automated Vehicles Safer than Manually Driven Cars?

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1905.07054 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1905.07054/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 16 May 2019.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [From the Head or the Heart? An Experimental Design on the Impact of Explanation on Cognitive and Affective Trust](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2110.03433/) (2021)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Are automated vehicles really safer than manually driven vehicles? If so, how would we know? Answering this question has spurred a contentious debate. Unfortunately, several issues make answering this question difficult for the foreseeable future. First, how do we measure safety? Second, how can we keep track of automated vehicle (AV) safety? Finally, how do we determine what is or what is not an AV? Until these questions are addressed, it will continue to be difficult to determine whether or when AVs might really be safer than manually driven vehicles.